40BPM LTD

💤Zombieactive
12309185 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-958
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63120Web portals
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
  • 74202Other specialist photography
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £958

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£958
Current Assets
£255
Current Liabilities
-£958-£715-£473-£230£12£255Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-958
Current assets£255
Net assets£-958

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-03-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 40BPM LTD
  10. 2019-11-11
    HAGAR, Nazih appointed
    director
  11. 2019-11-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nazih Hagar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/11/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

Churchill House 137-139 Brent Street
London
NW4 4DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAGAR, Nazih
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-11
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-11-11